Should Schools Be Allowed to Use Corporal Punishment?

James Ingraham, a student from Drew Junior High School in Dade County, Florida, was paddled by his principal twenty times on 6th October,1970 just because he was a few seconds late in coming down from the stage of the auditorium. Ingraham was punished so violently by the principal of the school that later he was admitted to hospital, and had to be away from the school for two weeks (Sterett). Even though this incident happened forty years back, the practice of corporal punishment is still taking place in some parts of the world, and the debate of whether corporal punishment should be legal or not is still a very heated topic. However, corporal punishment should be stopped completely and made illegal for the betterment of the students. Corporal punishment is the main cause of students facing physical and psychological disabilities. Murray A. Strauss. Professor of sociology and co-director of the family research laboratory at University of New Hampshire believes in “It’s using the rod that causes problems for the child” (Michell) which means that physical violence is the main reason for students getting on to wrong track and eventually becoming less productive compared to students who do not suffer corporal punishment. Researchers have also found that, on average those students who are not spanked are the ones who show best behaviour in class rooms and have least social or emotional disorders (Michell). Furthermore, physical violence is the main problem of students getting bruises on their body, physical disabilities, and in worst cases they even get hospitalised for a longer period of time. According to the article Corporal Punishment “When canes, paddles, and belts are used on children, the potential exist for numerous physical injuries, including ruptured blood vessels, nerve and muscle damage, and haemorrhaging. Ear, eyes and brains can be permanently damaged as a result of paddling”. Moreover, if a student is given continuous corporal punishment he loses his...